Meaning
tournament
- tournament, competition
In a sentence
Domani inizia il torneo di tennis al parco.
Tomorrow the tennis tournament starts at the park.
Hai già visto il torneo di basket in tv?
Have you already seen the basketball tournament on TV?
Non abbiamo vinto il torneo, ma abbiamo giocato bene.
We didn't win the tournament, but we played well.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| torneo | masculine · singular |
| tornei | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use torneo for organized sports events; gara is a single race or match, and campionato is a league or season-long championship.
- Common with di: torneo di tennis, torneo di calcio. Less natural: *torneo per calcio.
- Usually masculine: il torneo, i tornei. Learners often confuse the plural with *torneos or *tornei pronounced like English.